Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 759 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
19. 19.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
24. 24.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and

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